Volkswagen Group steps up activities in North America – Canada chosen as location for first overseas gigafactory of its battery company PowerCo SE

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Dr. Stefan Ernst
Dr. Stefan Ernst
Volkswagen Group Technology Spokesperson Battery | Volkswagen Group Technology
Christopher Hauss
Christopher Hauss
Corporate Communications Head of Strategy & Finance Communications
Volkswagen Group steps up activities in North America – Canada chosen as location for first overseas gigafactory of its battery company PowerCo SE
From left: Oliver Blume, CEO Volkswagen Group; Thomas Schmall, Group Board Member Technology; Hon. François-Philippe Champagne, Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry
  • First North American battery cell factory to be established in St. Thomas, Ontario          
  • PowerCo expansion is next step of ramping up global battery business while localizing cell production and setting up new value chain          
  • Growth strategy in North America: gigafactory Canada follows Scout decision last week to establish car plant in the United States          
  • Oliver Blume, CEO Volkswagen Group: “With the decisions for cell production in Canada and a Scout site in South Carolina we’re fast-forwarding the execution of our North American strategy.”

Wolfsburg/Salzgitter. The Volkswagen Group steps up its activities in North America in a bid to take a strong position in this important growth market for battery electric vehicles. The Group and its battery company PowerCo have selected St. Thomas in Ontario, Canada to establish Volkswagen’s first overseas gigafactory for cell manufacturing, which will produce sustainable unified cells, start of production is planned for 2027. The decision to expand the PowerCo cell production ramp-up from Europe to Canada is further proof of the ambitious growth strategy of the Group in North America.

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